U.W. Clemon, former chief judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, has insisted the president skip over Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, said to be one of his leading picks after Biden promised he would name a black female judge to the Supreme Court to replace …
Read More »GOP gets win from Supreme Court on Alabama voting map
The US Supreme Court put a hold on a lower court ruling ordering the state of Alabama to draw new congressional districts out of concern for black voters not being taken into account enough. The congressional map with fresh approval from the Supreme Court was drawn up by a Republican-controlled …
Read More »DOJ launches probe into ‘racist’ sewage in rural Alabama
“Sanitation is a basic human need, and no one in the United States should be exposed to risk of illness and other serious harm because of inadequate access to safe and effective sewage management,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said on Tuesday, announcing the investigation. The Civil Rights Division will …
Read More »‘Multiple people’ shot during high school football game in Alabama, causing spectators & players to flee in panic (VIDEOS)
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Read More »Alabama drops public school yoga ban after 27 years, but ‘namaste’ greeting still ‘expressly prohibited’ over link to Hinduism
After sailing through the Alabama State House in a 75-14 vote earlier this week, Governor Kay Ivey signed the legislation into law on Thursday, dropping a 27-year prohibition on yoga instruction in the public school system. Parents will still have to give permission under the new law, acknowledging that yoga …
Read More »3 Alabama professors suspended amid probe into their ‘racially insensitive’ 2014 Halloween costumes with NOOSE & WHIP
University President Tony Waldrop confirmed the suspensions and said the school has hired Suntrease Williams-Maynard, a former federal prosecutor and lawyer for the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to investigate the matter. The three professors – Bob Wood, Alex Sharland and Teresa Weldy – are under fire after pictures of …
Read More »Amazon changes timing of TRAFFIC LIGHTS in Alabama town to derail unionization drive
Amazon actually reached out to Jefferson County to change the timing of the traffic lights near its Bessemer warehouse, the pro-worker publication More Perfect Union reported on Tuesday, citing a public official from the county who said the company had complained about “traffic delays during shift changes” in order to …
Read More »Arkansas, Alabama & Louisiana support Texas before US Supreme Court, alleging ‘unconstitutional’ election in four states
“After reviewing the motion filed by Texas in the US Supreme Court, I have determined that I will support the motion in all legally appropriate manners. The integrity of our elections is a critical part of our nation and it must be upheld,” Arkansas AG Leslie Rutlege announced on Tuesday …
Read More »Two crew dead as US Navy aircraft crashes into Alabama home, sparking fire (VIDEO)
“A US Navy T-6B Texan II aircraft crashed in Foley, Alabama, at approximately 5 pm CST today. The aircrew did not survive the crash. We are not aware of any civilian casualties this time,” US Naval Air Forces reported on Friday afternoon. The single-engine turboprop aircraft crashed into a home …
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